ENGLISH

Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon

By Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN
9780520274563, 9780520271180, 0520274563
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
2 MB (1884191 bytes)
Pages
328\0
Library
Mobilism
Time added
2023-06-29 07:20:34

Description

Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a nineteen-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of central California. In this gripping memoir, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa tells his amazing life story--from his impoverished childhood in the tiny village of Palaco, Mexico, to his harrowing border crossing and his transformation from illegal immigrant to American citizen and gifted student at the University of California at Berkeley and at Harvard Medical School. Packed with adventure and adversity--including a few terrifying brushes with death--Becoming Dr. Q is a testament to persistence, hard work, the power of hope and imagination, and the pursuit of excellence. It's also a story about the importance of family, of mentors, and of giving people a chance. Becoming Dr. Q recently won first place in the 14th International Latino Book Award for Best Biography.

Similar books

The history of the church, from Our Lord's incarnation, to the twelfth year of the Emperor Mauricius Tiberius, or the year of Christ 594 As it was written in Greek by Eusebius Pamphilus, Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; Socrates Scholasticus, Native of Constantinople; and Evagrius Scholasticus Born at Epiphania in Syria Secunda. Made English from that edition of these Historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the Years 1659, 1668, and 1673. Also, the Life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusebius Pamphilus; with Constantine's Oration to the Convention of the Saints, and Eusebius's Speech in Praise of Constantine, spoken at his Tricennalia. Valesius's Annotations on these Authors are done into English, and set at their proper Places in the Margin; as likewise a Translation of His Account of their Lives and Writings. With Two indexes; the One, of the Principal Matters that occur in the Text; the Other, of those contained in the Notes

AZW3